Hospitals warned end-of-life care crisis threatening treatment

End-of-life care crisis in hospitals threatens winter treatment levels, with a surge in patients affecting care quality, warns NHS leaders in Sussex. The warning comes amid struggles to find hospital beds for sick patients, as hospitals face challenges accommodating both end-of-life patients and those in need of treatment. The crisis is exacerbated by overloaded local hospices and a lack of community support for patients sent home, raising concerns about the ability to provide care for treatable conditions due to the high number of end-of-life patients in hospital beds.